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Mary Mills
From: Lorraine E Maxwell [lorraine.maxwell@cornell.edu]
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2010 11:41 AM
To: Kate Supron; Mary Mills
Subject: Comment on DEIS Cayuga Heights' Deer Management Plan
Dear Mayor Supron:
I am writing to express my concern and dismay over the"Deer Management Plan" being
considered by your administration. It is not a deer management plan; it is a deer killing plan. I have
lived in Ithaca for 17 years and have learned to manage my life related to local wildlife. It might be
unfortunate that I can't plant tulips because the deer will eat them but the solution to that problem is
not to kill the animals. I have learned how to drive to avoid deer and use fencing or other means to
protect my garden. Killing should never be the answer to a "management" issue.
I urge you to allow appropriate fencing instead of killing animals. Your plan is inhumane and
sends the wrong message to our children and our community. Please, reconsider.
Sincerely,
Lorraine E. Maxwell
Lorraine E. Maxwell, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Design and Environmental Analysis
Martha Van Rensselaer Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
p. 607.255.1958
f. 607.255.0305
12/16/2010